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Philatelic products issued by the postal administrations of Australia, Canada, Mainland China, Finland, New Zealand, Portugal and the United States will go on sale at all philatelic offices starting from Sunday (November 12), Hongkong Post says.
On that day a set of special stamps entitled "The 140th Anniversary of the Birth of Dr. Sun Yat-sen" will be issued. All post offices (except mobile post offices) will open from 9am to 1pm. The General Post Office, Tsim Sha Tsui and Airport post offices will maintain their normal Sunday operating hours from 9am to 2pm.
Customers may also purchase the overseas philatelic products at Hongkong Post Internet shopping mall - "ShopThruPost" (http://www.shopthrupost.hk).
Further information about these products can be obtained by calling the Hongkong Post Philatelic Bureau Hotline 2785 5711.
Ends/Friday, November 10, 2006
Issued at HKT 11:02
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